Prussian campaign (1626–1629)
| Prussian campaign | |||||||
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| Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) | |||||||
Ducal Prussia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Swedish Empire |
Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth Holy Roman Empire Brandenburg-Prussia Danzig | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gustavus Adolphus (WIA) Carl Gyllenhielm Axel Oxenstierna Dietrich von Falkenberg Lennart Torstensson Johan Banér Jindřich Matyáš Thurn # Maximillian Teuffel Johan Streiff Herman Wrangel Nils Stiernsköld † Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin (POW) |
Sigismund III Vasa Stanisław Koniecpolski Arend Dickmann † George William Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Initial landing force 11,500 1,209 cavalry 29 warships 31 smaller vessels 81 transport vessels 1627 21,000 1628 31,000 1629 At least 6,000–8,000 |
Initial force 10,000–11,000 1627 17,000 1628 Presumably smaller than the Swedish force 1629 At least 7,000 16,000 Imperial troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 30,000 dead | Heavy | ||||||
The Prussian campaign (1626–1629) was a Swedish invasion of Ducal Prussia during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629). Despite initial success, the campaign became a war of attrition and was inconclusive. Around 30,000 or more died on the Swedish side.